Carotid ultrasound cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $405.00 to $1,286.35, with a median of $1,018.01. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — $613.01 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $1,579.02 at 24 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,018.01, is 15% above the US median of $884.70.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Carotid Artery Duplex Bil+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $405.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Vascular Acquisition+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $486.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 64% |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow File of Jul 15, 2026 · source file | $1,018.01 | $1,272.51 | $598.08–$1,247.06 | 20% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $1,286.35 | $1,979.00 | $244.92–$5,110.77 | 35% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $1,286.35 | $1,979.00 | $244.92–$5,110.77 | 35% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Carotid US Bilat-MH+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $486.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 64% |
| CHI Health Midlands both sides Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $675.96 | $1,572.00 | $193.66–$1,336.20 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $675.96 | $1,572.00 | $200.71–$1,336.20 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs both sides Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $675.96 | $1,572.00 | $220.99–$1,336.20 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $675.96 | $1,572.00 | $193.66–$1,336.20 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $675.96 | $1,572.00 | $201.82–$1,336.20 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa both sides Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $897.00 | $1,794.00 | $663.78–$1,758.12 | 50% |
| Saunders Medical Center both sides Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 US Carotid Duplex Bilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,338.75 | $1,785.00 | — | 25% |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 572-3000 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $1,526.00 | $1,526.00 | $247.76–$1,526.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $405.00, median $1,018.01, highest $1,286.35 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $486.00, median $675.96, highest $1,526.00 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $445.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What carotid ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carotid ultrasound explained.